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She's not as heavy as you'd expect, and she is pretty solid on the head. I'm not saying you should bend over and pick up a penny in one of these, but I feel like walking is an option.

That Amidala Headdress
The target fabric, on the left. My two best attempts on the right - the top is the tedious handworked method, and the bottom is a much faster dirty cheat.

Making Amidala Fabric
I absolutely can't pick just one picture for this post. Seriously.

Ami-done-a
Queen Amidala's pre-senate grey cocoon-kimono costume. Star Wars. yo!

Project Amidala
That should greatly reduce the wrinkling. Actually sewing it up will improve things further.

Missa’s Sense-Making Mathless Draft
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
We covered Crete and Greece last week in History of Costume. So I told my students to retell the story of Arachne and Athena visually, using as many Greek-inspired patterns as possible.

What Happens in History Class….
It's a tutu! It'a a clock! It's a ... Clock-a-tu?

Oh, Theater

Ah, that explains it…
This paper mockup was made without measurements, math, or ease.

New Block Draft for the Anti-Math Crowd
Our target skirt.

Basic Yoked Skirt Draft

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